Michigan · statute · 208 of 1964, Mich. Comp. Laws · 12 active provisions
State competitive scholarships are established by the state to foster the pursuit of postsecondary education and awarded to students showing promise of satisfactory completion of postsecondary study through competitive examinations and a continued satisfactory academic record in a course of study in an eligible postsec…
(1) The department shall administer the scholarship program created in section 1. (2) As used in this act, "department" means the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
(1) Subject to subsection (4), the department shall conduct a competitive examination among eligible applicants for state competitive scholarships at times and places as determined by the department. The department may designate a competitive examination to be administered among eligible applicants for state competitiv…
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), an applicant is eligible for the award of a first-year scholarship if the department finds that the applicant meets all of the following: (a) Has resided continuously in this state for the preceding 12 months and is not considered a resident of any other state. (b) Ha…
(1) There must be awarded for each academic year the number of first-year scholarships that may be financed through available money. Of this number not less than 3 scholarships may be awarded to residents of each legislative district, and the balance of the scholarships must be awarded to residents of the state at larg…
The department may award honorary scholarship certificates to those applicants who would otherwise be eligible for a scholarship under this act but because of the lack of financial need are not eligible for a monetary scholarship. The names of the recipients of such awards must be published the same as the names of the…
Each first-year scholarship is for a period of 1 academic year and the scholarship award for state competitive scholarships awarded prior to the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 must not exceed the amount of tuition and fees for the full academic year as reported by the eligible postsecondary institution in which…
(1) An applicant awarded a first-year scholarship or a renewal scholarship is not restricted in the choice of the institution in this state that the applicant desires to attend if the institution is an eligible postsecondary institution under rules promulgated by the department, except that a student shall not use a sc…
State competitive scholarships must be awarded by the department on the basis of merit and financial need and without regard to race, sex, religion, color, or national origin.
The department shall promulgate rules prescribing the reports to be made by the applicants awarded state competitive scholarships or annual renewal scholarships and the eligible postsecondary institutions enrolling the applicants. Before payment of a state competitive scholarship or annual renewal scholarship is made t…
The department may accept gifts, grants, bequests, donations, and devises, from whatever sources, of real, personal, or mixed property and moneys for the purposes described in this act. The department shall prepare an annual report of all gifts, grants, bequests, donations, and devises for the governor and the legislat…
(1) Four scholarships shall be allotted to each class "A" high school, 3 to each class "B" high school, 2 to each class "C" high school, and 1 to each class "D" high school. Scholarships allotted to a high school shall be awarded to those students having the highest competitive examination score and otherwise meeting a…